Pacific Islander and Asian American Authors for Teens
May is Asian-Pacific Heritage Month, an annual celebration of individuals of Asian and Pacific Islander descent and their significant contributions to American history and culture. Below you’ll find a list of a few titles that have been published for teen readers and are all by Pacific Islander or Asian American authors. How do you plan on celebrating?
Pacific Islander and Asian American Authors for Teens
- Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
- Sword by Da Chen
- A Banquet for Hungry Ghosts by Ying Chang Compestine
- Lovetorn by Kavita Daswani
- Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz
- Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier
- Truancy by Isamu Fukui
- North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley
- Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution by Ji-li Jiang
- A Million Shades of Gray by Cynthia Kadohata
- The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
- Legend by Marie Lu
- Roots and Wings by Many Ly
- Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter by Adeline Yen Mah
- Beacon Hill Boys by Ken Mochizuki
- The Fold by An Na
- X-Men: Magneto Testament by Greg Pak, et al.
- A Long Walk To Water: Based on a True Story by Linda Sue Park
- Bamboo People by Mitali Perkins
- Fury of the Phoenix by Cindy Pon
- Beneath My Mother’s Feet by Amjed Qamar
- Keeping Corner by Kashmira Sheth
- Island’s End by Padma Venkatraman
- Level Up by Gene Yang
- Good Enough by Paula Yoo
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